What is the difference between Light Grey FS 36495 and White Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). White Grey is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Grey FS 36495 vs White Grey

Light Grey FS 36495

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4c8c7 (estimate)

White Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.993
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ded8d5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. White Grey is a little lighter than Light Grey FS 36495.

Can I use White Grey instead of Light Grey FS 36495?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). White Grey is a little lighter than Light Grey FS 36495.

Can I use Light Grey FS 36495 instead of White Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Grey FS 36495 is a little darker.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Light Grey FS 36495 on the colour wheel See White Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Grey FS 36495

Light Grey FS 36495 vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than White Grey
Light Grey FS 36495 vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than White Grey
Light Grey FS 36495 vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than White Grey

Other AK Interactive paints close to White Grey

White Grey vs AE-9/AII Light Grey (AK11908)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Grey FS 36495
White Grey vs Offwhite (AK11002)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Grey FS 36495
White Grey vs Insignia White FS 17875 (AK11868)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Light Grey FS 36495 equivalents · White Grey equivalents